

Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
1957-09-06 · 96 min · ★ 6.1
Father Scherzer generally buries himself in the books of the castle library, which he is responsible for managing. He is a warm-hearted but somewhat overwhelmed father to his five daughters, ranging from a preschooler to two teenage girls to a successful press photographer who flirts with a dashing dentist. While he is trying to sell the castle to an overbearing American millionaire, the housekeeper quits, and the youth welfare office insists on discipline and order in the five-girl household.
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- Directors
- Erich Engels
- Production companies
- Göttinger-Film-Atelier, Deutsche Film Hansa
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Heinz ErhardtFriedrich Scherzer
Helmuth LohnerDr. Klaus Hellmann
Lotte RauschFrau Hansen
Vera TschechowaAnne Scherzer
Elke AberleJulchen Scherzer
Christine KaufmannUlla Scherzer
Peter VogelFred
Marina RiedFrau Kostowisch
Carsta LöckFrl. Nessel
Maly DelschaftBerta Sengstake
Chris HowlandMr. Printice
Iván PetrovichMr. Pepperkorn
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